Docker initial setup, admin user creation page.

[georgemaxim]

Hello,

I've installed Drop using docker compose on a Synology dsm 7.2 using docker compose. I had to change default postgress port to 5433:5432 so it doesn't interfere with synology photos one. All starts okay but cannot create and admin account. I get 500 error. Is it because I am not trying to create an account from the localhost or is it another issue? I've attached a screenshot with the error.

Thanks.

[Huskydog9988]

In the console for drop there should be a link to the setup wizard, that's the new place to create the admin account among other things.

[Beethoven-n]

don't forget to set environment.EXTERNAL_URL in the docker-compose.yml file too. drop serves some things on localhost instead of the LAN IP.

[Huskydog9988]

Is drop inconsistent about that sort of thing? I assumed it wasn't but if it is that is a bug.

[Beethoven-n]

like you can go to the IP from another PC but it won't reject you before environment.EXTERNAL_URL is set
so you get this weird inconsistent experience where you get invitation links addressed to localhost despite the fact that you're on a different PC

[Huskydog9988]

Unfortunately that isn't a solvable problem (from drop's end) then, at least for drop running in a container, as it only has access to the container's ip.

[DecDuck]

We can do a client side check with window.location or smth

[Huskydog9988]

I forgot stuff can be done client side, that is a good idea if EXTERNAL_URL isn't set

[georgemaxim]

In the console for drop there should be a link to the setup wizard, that's the new place to create the admin account among other things.

How does one get to the console?

[Huskydog9988]

I am entirety unfamiliar with how Synology does docker, but in the Synology dashboard I imagine there is probably a way to view container logs, should be able to grab it from there.

[DecDuck]

I'm going to go ahead and close this issue, if you need help finding your Synology Docker logs, you can check out this guide here: https://mariushosting.com/synology-how-to-check-your-docker-container-logs/

[NicholasFlamy]

On a fresh start (no existing data just pulled the images as part of docker compose up -d) on my Devuan (Debian) PC and had this exact same thing happen. I left the EXTERNAL_URL as is shown in the install instructions: https://droposs.org/docs/admin/quickstart/#setting-up-the-instance

The only difference for me is it directed me to /store rather than the register page.

[NicholasFlamy]

on my Devuan (Debian) PC

To be clear, I was just setting it up there to try it out and go through the install process one time before I actually set it up on my server.

[NicholasFlamy]

Also, I did get the link from the logs. I wish this were documented (maybe I'll submit a PR if I get this thing running on my server.

[kg333]

I'd recommend spelling out more explicitly in the Quickstart guide that the initial admin creation URL is in the docker logs. It currently skips from the compose.yaml content to migration and setting up libraries, but specifies nothing about initial bring-up.

I also launched the container with docker compose up -d and couldn't find anything about where to go to create the admin user until I found this issue.